pogrom

[puh-gruhm, -grom, poh-] / pəˈgrʌm, -ˈgrɒm, poʊ- /

NOUN

massacre

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilation bloodbath bloodletting butchery carnage extermination genocide

STRONG

assassination bloodshed decimation murder slaughter slaying

WEAK

internecion

Example Sentences

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The term "pogrom" refers to violent attacks against Jews because of their religion.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The United States condemned the events, which a State Department spokesperson said had "looked like a pogrom."

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

The term "pogrom" refers to violent and organised attacks against Jews, and is particularly associated with pre-Second World War eastern Europe.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

She recalled hearing glass shattering on Kristallnacht, the pogrom in November 1938 that marked a turning point in Hitler’s persecution of Jews in Europe.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

Fancy masquerading in America because twenty-five centuries ago the Jews escaped a pogrom in Persia.

From The Melting-Pot by Zangwill, Israel